There's doom metal, and then there's DOOM METAL - this is definitely of the second category. This CD just oozes black melancholy all over everything that happens to fall within it's grasp. While not quite as unbearably slow as Thergothon (the absolute masters of this genre if you ask me), it comes about as close as anything else I've ever heard. My Dying Bride ? Anathema ? Forget it - those bands don't even come close to this (unless you were to spin them at 16 rpms). Fans of Thergothon, Unholy, etc should especially take note. 3 tracks, 40 minutes long (10:38, 18:29, and 10:24 respectively), with some acoustic classical guitar intro and outro's to help lure you out of you lull long enough to take notice that another song has started...

I've heard this isn't exactly the easiest CD to find anymore and that it's been out of print for quite a while (with no plans to repress it - apparently something about the band having no interest whatsoever in having this re-released...could be rumours, could be truth - I'm merely passing along what I hear)...but for what it's worth, your search will not be in vain once you have this monstrosity of an album in your hands...

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